Pussycat Doll Carmit Bachar Is Writing a Memoir About Her Time in Girl Group — And Her Life Outside It (Exclusive)

Bachar opened up about wanting to not only focus on her time with the Pussycat Dolls in her forthcoming book, but also the other important parts of her life

Pussycat Dolls alum Carmit Bachar has an brand-new project in the works.

Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the Rookie Kids Fashion Show on Thursday, Sept. 26 Bachar, 50, revealed that she is working on a "couple different projects," including a book that is "about a third of the way done."

"Right now, I'm working on a couple different projects," she says. "Of course, new music is coming. I'm working on a book, and I'm aiming for Broadway. That's been my next goalpost, so I'm excited."

Although the musician and dancer says she will be including some of her experience being in the chart-topping girl group in this new memoir, she's also hoping to focus on other aspects of her life — including her advocacy for children with cleft palates.

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"I guess people could say that," she joked, when asked if the book will give some insight into the lives of the Pussycat Dolls. "I mean, it's reality. It's real."

"It will be my experience, and my life is not just the Pussycat Dolls," she adds. "It's a chunk of it, but it's not my entire experience. I was born with a cleft palate. I'm the ambassador for Operation Smile. And, yes, been through this entire journey of life and the industry and to persevere and come out smiling is what the book's about."

Bachar made headlines back in 2008 when she became the first founding member of the Pussycat Dolls to exit the group.

Although she was involved in the most recent Pussycat Dolls reunion in 2010 to release their new single "React," along with her former bandmates Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts, Kimberly Wyatt, Jessica Sutta and Melody Thornton, the tour was delayed by the pandemic and later scrapped amid a lawsuit between Scherzinger and Antin.

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Elsewhere in her conversation with PEOPLE, Bachar opened up about how she made a decision to "excommunicate people that were toxic for my life," and revealed that she mostly only keeps in touch with her former bandmate Sutta.

"It's unfortunate that this industry breeds narcissists, and it feeds that monster, the fame game, the whole thing. And I think it changes people," she tells PEOPLE. "And, hopefully, as you grow older, you are wiser, and you do the work. But if you don't do the work, then you can't actually evolve."

"It's one of those complicated things," she adds. "Everybody's definitely in a different place in their life at different times. So, we have what we accomplished, and I will always cherish that and be proud of that. And the moments that we had on stage were great and fun, and I choose to remember those."

Bachar has been candid about her journey as a parent — often opening up on social media about how she husband, actor Kevin Whitaker, parent their daughter Keala, 13, — and now, she's supporting her daughter as she takes the spotlight herself to walk in the Rookie show.

"As a Pussycat Doll, I’ve been through the ringer in the industry, and I make sure that we seek out the right projects. It's not about quantity, it's about quality," Bachar says, opening up about her daughter's work in entertainment.

"She did her first print job was when she was six months. She barely was sitting up. So, she's been through a lot of things, but also not everything," she adds. "We've been very selective about the projects that she's involved in, and making sure that she has a real like childhood, kid experience, not just being in the industry."

Bachar adds that fans can expect her to finish writing possibly by next year — and she hopes to record her own audiobook to accompany the memoir's release.

"It'll be fun," she teases.

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